This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence that contains a gerund. A) My brother is playing video games. B) Playing video games is his favorite hobby. C) He played all afternoon. D) The playing child was very loud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing video games is his favorite hobby. 2. The teacher avoids ..... at students. A) To shout. B) Shouting. C) Shout. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouting. 3. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Swimming is my favorite sport. A) Subject. B) Direct Object. C) Predicate noun. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 4. Identify the gerund phrase. If there are no gerunds, choose none.Drinking coffee is my saving grace in the mornings. A) Drinking coffee. B) Is my. C) Saving grace. D) In the mornings. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinking coffee. 5. In the sentence, 'My brother enjoys building complex Lego sets, ' which word is the gerund? A) Enjoys. B) Building. C) Complex. D) Sets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building. 6. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:To keep more taste and food value in vegetables, I use a steamer. A) In vegetables. B) More taste. C) To keep. D) Use a steamer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To keep. 7. Evan really loves listening to music from his playlist. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 8. I really need to eat something. A) Gerund as a subject. B) Gerund as an object. C) None of them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of them. 9. She advised me ..... a doctor as soon as possible. A) Seeing. B) To see. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To see. 10. Choose the sentence where the gerund is used as the object of a preposition. A) He is interested in running. B) Running is his passion. C) He runs every day. D) Running fast is his goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is interested in running. 11. Identify the gerund in the given sentence.Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is talking less than you need. A) Giving. B) Giving and talking. C) Talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 12. Exercise 2:Identifying the Functions of Gerunds and Gerund PhrasesIdentify the function of the Gerund or Gerund Phrase in the sentence.12. I just finished typing my term paper. A) Predicate Nominative. B) Indirect Object. C) Subject. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 13. Are you capable of ..... (cheat) on a test? A) Cheat. B) To cheat. C) Cheating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheating. 14. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) We're going to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A) Going. B) Guard. C) See. D) Changing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Changing. 15. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:Marie's idea was to try eating vegetarian twice a week. A) To try. B) To try eating vegetarian. C) Twice a week. D) Was to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To try. 16. -I don't mind riding the bus.- A) So I do. B) Neither do I. C) Neither am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither do I. 17. Lining wool clothes with softer material makes them feel better. How is the gerund or gerund phrase functioning? A) Subject. B) Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 18. -I'm not good at dancing.- A) So am I. B) Well, I can. C) Neither am I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither am I. 19. I regretted ..... here last years. A) Moving. B) Walking. C) Searching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving. 20. True or False:In the sentence 'She thanked me for helping her with homework, ' the word 'helping' is a gerund. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a(n) ..... A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 22. Crying could be heard coming from the next room. What is the gerund or gerund phrase? A) Crying. B) Could be heard. C) Coming. D) Coming from the next room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crying. 23. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:She could not stop humming that tune. A) Subject. B) Subject Complement. C) Object of the Preposition. D) Direct Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct Object. 24. What word goes in front of the verb in an infinitive? A) The. B) To. C) -ing. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 25. Is this a gerund sentence?I hate gaming. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds Quiz 1Gerunds Quiz 2Gerunds Quiz 3Gerunds Quiz 4Gerunds Quiz 5Gerunds Quiz 6Gerunds Quiz 7Gerunds Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books